St. Louis city
Current as of March 2021 • Salaries are estimates based on biweekly check totals.
Full-time employees
4,857
Number of departments
54
Median salary
$51,402.00
Average salary
$54,263.17
St. Louis city
Employees by salary range
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Departments
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| FT employees ↓ | Median salary | Average salary | Median experience | Top earner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Department | 1,591 | $63,605.62 | $58,892.36 | 13.0 | $150,999.94 |
| Fire Department | 787 | $65,121.68 | $63,076.36 | 18.0 | $150,999.94 |
| Airport Authority | 346 | $47,684.00 | $53,012.87 | 12.0 | $240,006.00 |
| Water Division | 252 | $46,202.00 | $51,186.47 | 10.0 | $128,440.00 |
| City Justice Center | 208 | $36,894.00 | $39,141.12 | 8.0 | $86,710.00 |
| Building Division | 175 | $46,202.00 | $50,122.65 | 14.0 | $120,822.00 |
| Division of Parks | 113 | $32,630.00 | $40,599.35 | 11.0 | $97,656.00 |
| Refuse Division | 112 | $38,441.00 | $40,420.25 | 11.0 | $116,766.00 |
| Street Division | 106 | $35,308.00 | $39,893.57 | 15.0 | $105,222.00 |
| Division of Forestry | 88 | $32,630.00 | $36,371.93 | 9.0 | $88,010.00 |
| Equipment Services Division | 84 | $54,223.00 | $54,356.10 | 14.0 | $130,130.00 |
| Comptrollers Office | 71 | $54,678.00 | $55,754.62 | 8.0 | $124,670.00 |
| Medium Security | 69 | $39,728.00 | $41,377.30 | 14.0 | $80,132.00 |
| Traffic Division | 67 | $47,684.00 | $48,294.42 | 11.0 | $115,050.00 |
| City Counselor | 62 | $61,594.00 | $68,409.69 | 5.0 | $161,356.00 |
| Facilities Management | 61 | $35,802.00 | $48,316.95 | 14.0 | $138,086.00 |
| Assessors Office | 54 | $39,767.00 | $47,097.07 | 14.0 | $126,334.00 |
| City Marshals Office | 45 | $32,396.00 | $33,889.56 | 4.0 | $40,326.00 |
| Human Services | 44 | $44,291.00 | $48,431.50 | 5.5 | $112,320.00 |
| Board of Public Services | 40 | $57,174.00 | $64,493.00 | 14.0 | $196,664.00 |
| Information Technology Services | 40 | $60,918.00 | $69,136.60 | 12.0 | $134,290.00 |
| Department of Personnel | 39 | $44,278.00 | $52,606.67 | 9.0 | $163,228.00 |
| Communicable Disease Control | 37 | $41,730.00 | $45,631.41 | 2.0 | $91,338.00 |
| Neighborhood Stabilization | 33 | $46,878.00 | $46,317.82 | 9.0 | $64,844.00 |
| Community Development Administration | 32 | $50,284.00 | $55,321.50 | 7.0 | $106,782.00 |
| City Courts | 27 | $32,890.00 | $40,977.79 | 8.0 | $91,338.00 |
| Community Sanitiation/Air Pollution/Vector | 23 | $42,874.00 | $42,698.78 | 4.0 | $63,440.00 |
| Director of Health & Hospitals | 23 | $52,962.00 | $57,865.83 | 3.0 | $173,576.00 |
| Division of Recreation | 23 | $32,838.00 | $39,405.83 | 14.0 | $116,766.00 |
| Towing Division | 21 | $33,878.00 | $37,561.33 | 8.0 | $67,184.00 |
| Department of Streets | 20 | $39,988.00 | $42,272.10 | 15.0 | $72,540.00 |
| Mayors Office | 20 | $70,928.00 | $82,968.05 | 2.0 | $165,984.00 |
| Family & Community Health | 14 | $40,456.00 | $45,763.71 | 7.0 | $72,800.00 |
| Planning and Urban Design | 14 | $58,175.00 | $63,090.86 | 8.0 | $138,138.00 |
| S.L.A.T.E | 13 | $52,182.00 | $57,462.00 | 3.0 | $130,156.00 |
| Parks, Recration, and Forestry | 11 | $43,004.00 | $49,719.09 | 5.0 | $138,346.00 |
| Public Utilities - Communications | 10 | $48,542.00 | $52,408.20 | 20.0 | $86,060.00 |
| Supply Commissioner | 10 | $42,263.00 | $46,506.20 | 4.0 | $76,388.00 |
| Multigraph Section | 8 | $48,269.00 | $47,245.25 | 17.5 | $61,802.00 |
| Comptroller - Municipal Garage | 7 | $32,344.00 | $35,144.57 | 5.0 | $44,954.00 |
| Director of Public Safety | 7 | $58,604.00 | $81,766.29 | 10.0 | $200,018.00 |
| Mail Services | 7 | $32,136.00 | $31,868.57 | 4.0 | $32,136.00 |
| Comptroller - Records | 6 | $34,112.00 | $35,351.33 | 9.5 | $43,004.00 |
| Excise Division | 6 | $39,403.00 | $49,161.67 | 5.5 | $79,872.00 |
| Affordable Housing | 4 | $60,606.00 | $64,525.50 | 22.0 | $102,128.00 |
| Budget Division | 4 | $67,587.00 | $78,442.00 | 29.5 | $132,288.00 |
| Civil Rights Enforcement Agency | 4 | $56,459.00 | $62,855.00 | 18.5 | $93,002.00 |
| Civilian Oversight Board | 4 | $44,252.00 | $52,546.00 | 5.5 | $88,660.00 |
| Animal Regulation & Control | 3 | $36,894.00 | $37,171.33 | 5.0 | $42,354.00 |
| City Emergency Management Agency | 3 | $54,860.00 | $51,852.67 | 3.0 | $62,946.00 |
| Operation Brightside | 3 | $46,878.00 | $54,860.00 | 32.0 | $73,892.00 |
| Registers Office | 3 | $38,740.00 | $45,058.00 | 1.0 | $65,234.00 |
| Soldiers Memorial | 2 | $46,722.00 | $46,722.00 | 12.5 | $60,554.00 |
| B.P.S. - Special Events | 1 | $85,046.00 | $85,046.00 | 2.0 | $85,046.00 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.